Character has always been as important to me , if not more so, as plot in a story. With Marylee MacDonald’s book BODY LANGUAGE the reader is given the opportunity to catch a glimpse of characters in many different life situations and evaluate, perhaps, the good and bad of how each character handles his/her life situation. Two of my favorite stories were “ Tito’s Descent” and “Body Language”.
In “Tito’s Descent” the excitement of exploring a cave and finding ancient drawings is matched with the sorrow of a friend’s death. As with the narrator of the story, , the reader ponders how the miraculous and tragic can coexist. Every moment in life is precious.
In “Body Language” a young Lady is searching for more information concerning her brother’s death, primarily to appease her mother. Both the narrator and her brother were adopted with the brother Danny having numerous problems with addiction. The reader gets a sense of guilt on the part of the mother and wanting to have some reassurance Danny was okay at the end. I would hope most mothers want to feel they were good mothers and did not fail their children, that things really were okay at the end. Danny’s sister tries to give their mother this last hope.
I think people who enjoy character studies and don’t expect all stories to be wrapped up nicely at the end will enjoy this book.
In “Tito’s Descent” the excitement of exploring a cave and finding ancient drawings is matched with the sorrow of a friend’s death. As with the narrator of the story, , the reader ponders how the miraculous and tragic can coexist. Every moment in life is precious.
In “Body Language” a young Lady is searching for more information concerning her brother’s death, primarily to appease her mother. Both the narrator and her brother were adopted with the brother Danny having numerous problems with addiction. The reader gets a sense of guilt on the part of the mother and wanting to have some reassurance Danny was okay at the end. I would hope most mothers want to feel they were good mothers and did not fail their children, that things really were okay at the end. Danny’s sister tries to give their mother this last hope.
I think people who enjoy character studies and don’t expect all stories to be wrapped up nicely at the end will enjoy this book.